diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 0cb5b89..1edbb9c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -1127,8 +1127,10 @@
 					    AMP_OUT_UNMUTE);
 
 	eld = &per_pin->sink_eld;
-	if (!eld->monitor_present)
+	if (!eld->monitor_present) {
+		hdmi_set_channel_count(codec, per_pin->cvt_nid, channels);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (!non_pcm && per_pin->chmap_set)
 		ca = hdmi_manual_channel_allocation(channels, per_pin->chmap);